Desa VF-18P-PJD - Manual (Page 15)

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WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electric switch; do not
use any phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier
from a neighborʼs phone. Follow the
gas supplierʼs instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier,
call the fire department.
C. Use only your hand to push in or turn the
gas control knob. Never use tools. If the
knob will not push in or turn by hand, donʼt
try to repair it, call a qualified service tech-
nician or gas supplier. Force or attempted
repair may result in a fire or explosion.
D. Do not use this appliance if any part has
been under water. Immediately call a
qualified service technician to inspect the
appliance and to replace any part of the
control system and any gas control which
has been under water.
REMOTE LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING:
• If fireplace has glass doors,
never operate this heater with
glass doors closed. If you op-
erate heater with doors closed,
heat buildup inside fireplace
will cause glass to burst. Make
sure there are no obstructions
across openings of fireplace.
• You must operate this heater
with a fireplace screen in place.
Make sure fireplace screen is
closed before running heater.
NOTICE: During initial operation
of new heater, burning logs will
give off a paper-burning smell.
Orange flame will also be pres-
ent. Open damper or window to
vent smell. This will only last a
few hours.
OPERATING HEATER
Continued
CAUTION: A mild gas flash
within 10 seconds is normal
during shutdown of this heater.
Remain clear of the hearth area
for the entire shutdown process
to avoid possible injury.
1. STOP! Read the safety information begin-
ning on page 14.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Turn motor knob clockwise to the
OFF position.
4. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas.
Then smell for gas, including near the floor.
If you smell gas, STOP! Follow “B” in the
safety information, page 14. If you donʼt
smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Make sure ON/OFF switch is in "–" (ON)
position.
WARNING: Burner will come
on automatically within one min-
ute after pilot burner is lighted.
6. Press the buttons and at the same
time. A short acoustic signal confirms the
start sequence has begun.
Further short acoustic signals (0.2 sec., 1 Hz)
indicate the ignition process until it is com-
pleted and main gas flows. If pilot is already
lit, motor will turn on (max. flame height)
while buttons are pressed down. If pilot does
not light, see Troubleshooting, page 20.
7. Press to turn on main burner and in-
crease flame height. Press to decrease
flame height and shut off main burner.
8. Short tapping of either button allows incre-
mental change in flame height.
9. Press OFF button to switch off main gas
and pilot gas.
FUNCTIONS OF
REMOTE CONTROL
Battery
• After the charged battery has been correctly
installed, the remote hand set is ready for
operations.
• Remove the battery if the remote handset
will not be used more than one year.